NFTs

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) are unique digital assets verified using blockchain technology, primarily on platforms like Ethereum. Unlike cryptocurrencies, NFTs are indivisible and cannot be exchanged on a one-to-one basis, ensuring each NFT is distinct and irreplaceable, much like a physical collectible. They have gained prominence in digital art, music, gaming, and other online communities for enabling proof of ownership and authenticity of digital creations. NFTs can represent anything from artwork and music to videos and tweets.


Videos

Venture Capital Investor Tim Draper: ‘Bitcoin Got Me Going’

Tim Draper, prominent venture capital investor and founder of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, discusses investing in bitcoin, the U.S. crypto regulatory landscape, journey to NFTs, stablecoins, and the wider crypto markets. “Bitcoin is clearly the strongest of the cryptocurrencies … it’s going to lead us into a new anthropological age,” Draper said.

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Finance

FTX.US Adds Ethereum Collectibles to NFT Marketplace

The rollout comes about a month after the exchange’s largely underwhelming Solana-based NFT debut.

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Finance

Tezos-Based NFT Platform OneOf Inks Pitbull to Multiyear Deal

Mr. 305 is the latest celebrity to partner with a crypto company in a year full of high-flying promoters.

Pitbull performs on Oct. 9, 2021 in Charlotte, N.C. (Jeff Hahne/Getty Images)

Finance

Note to Brands: Crypto Isn’t Funny Money. It’s Community

How marketers can engage with crypto folk (and how not to).

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Finance

Premier League Considering Partnership With NFT Crypto Platform: Report

The U.K.’s top soccer league is also set to investigate the growing links between Premier League clubs and crypto companies.

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Tech

Planet of the Bored Apes

Bored Ape Yacht Club has created an easily mimicked model for mainstream adoption. But that doesn’t mean it will remain king of the mountain.

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Finance

A National Stock Exchange That Supports NFTs? Welcome to Switzerland

Never mind security tokens, the newly licensed SIX Digital Exchange is in discussions with NFT funds and central banks. SDX’s chairman discusses the trading venue’s uniquely Swiss ambitions.

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Finance

Crypto.com to Sponsor Latin America’s Leading Soccer Competition

The company will serve as an official partner of the CONMEMBOL Copa Libertadores Cup starting in 2023. It plans to develop competition-related NFTs.

(Matthew Ashton/AMA/Getty Images)

Finance

Axie Infinity Plot Sells for $2.5M

The sale follows a $3.2 million purchase of virtual real estate in Decentraland earlier this week.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.